Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic must become strong enough to ward off the "enemy's threats" and prevent a war, even though it does not want to threaten anyone.
Speaking at a gathering of air force commanders and staff and quoted by AFP, Khamenei also said Iran had a strong air force despite decades of US pressure and sanctions on the country since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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